On January 1, the wholly-owned Mexican affiliate of a Canadian parent company acquired an inventory of computer

Question:

On January 1, the wholly-owned Mexican affiliate of a Canadian parent company acquired an inventory of computer hard drives for its assembly operation. The cost incurred was 15,000,000 pesos when the was MXN11.3 = C$1. By yearend, the Mexican affiliate had used three-fourths of the acquired hard drives. Due to advances in hardware technology, the remaining inventory was marked down to its net realizable value of MXN1,750,000. The year-end was MXN12.3 = C$1. The average rate during the year was MXN11.8 = C$1.

Required:
a. Translate the to Canadian dollars assuming the Mexican affiliate’s functional currency is the Mexican peso.
b. Would your answer change if the functional currency were the Canadian dollar? Please explain.

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